[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEAT INSPECTION BY J. A. Dixon, M.R.C.V.S., Chief Veterinary Officer. Slaughter-Houses.—The slaughter-house belonging to the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society continues to be used as a slaughter-house by the Ministry of Food, but the other 7 licensed slaughter-houses were continued out of action ; the licences of all were renewed. The one knackers yard in the city had been well conducted and its licence was renewed. Animals Slaughtered at Government Slaughter-Houses. Year Cattle ex. Cows Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Total Government Slaughter- \ i94i 20,285 3.271 8,563 66,841 9,628 108,588 house No. 1 (Public Abattoir) j 1942 13.590 2,803 11,946 79.032 2,437 109,808 Government Slaughter- } 1941 4.693 2,038 2,066 25.771 8,621 43,189 house No. 2 (Danube \ Road) J 1942 3.391 I-45I 4.299 25,867 2,237 37.245 In addition to the above animals, 657 horses and 2 goats were slaughtered at the Public Abattoir for human consumption. Carcases Inspected and Condemned. Cattle (exclud¬ ing cows) Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs All Diseases except Tuberculosis Whole carcases condemned 12 24 33 79 64 Carcases of which some part or organ was con¬ demned .. 721 3ii 20 1,056 128 Percentage of numbers inspected affected with diseases other than Tub¬ erculosis .. 4-32 7-87 o-33 1 -08 411 Tuberculosis only. Whole carcases condemned 39 169 6 I I I Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 635 956 l6 168 Percentage of numbers inspected affected with ! tuberculosis